The Home Building Association of Richmond (HBAR) will pre
sent its annual Local Forecast Seminar about the new home building industr
y in the Richmond region. Join HBAR on Thursday\, February 7th for insight
ful presentations on housing and economic trends in the Richmond region. A
mong the topics that will be addressed include economic activity and forec
ast\, employment activity\, home pricing and affordability\, policy issues
\, housing starts\, design trends for new homes\, market share by price ra
nge\, sales figures\, and existing inventory statistics. Plus\, the top 10
subdivisions of 2012 will be revealed.

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The local forecast seminar
will feature presentations by Dr. David Crowe\, Chief Economist and Senio
r Vice President\, of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and
Lloyd Poe of LifeStyle Builders &amp\; Developers. Crowe will discuss eco
nomic trends affecting the local housing market and Poe will discuss new h
ome design trends.